A review by Marc Shulgold Ah, the dysfunctional American family – where would modern theater be without it? You’ve probably seen it, or should we say, endured it. Who’s Afraid of … Osage County. Angst-filled folks at war with each other, with their children, with their parents, with themselves. Liquor is poured and consumed, tears […]
Bumper Crop: Boulder / Denver Theatre Fall Preview
Boulder / Denver Theatre Fall Roundup, by Mare Trevathan After our wet, verdant summer here in Colorado, it was a rude awakening to find a backyard full of yellow and orange leaves this morning. Not. Ready! But with the turn of the season, we residents of the Rocky Mountain Empire can start to focus more on […]
A Streetcar Named Desire at Vintage Theatre
A review by Lisa Bornstein So often, in “A Streetcar Named Desire,” poor Stella becomes the mousy second banana, navigating the histrionics between Blanche and Stanley. But with Vintage Theatre’s production of the Tennessee Williams drama, actress Kelly Uhlenhopp is a constantly smoking ember. It is almost impossible to look away from her when she […]
A Song for Coretta at Vintage Theatre
By Lisa Bornstein Playwright Pearl Cleage has the rare talent of writing historical plays that still feel personally relevant, with vivid fictional characters. Hers was a familiar name over the years at Shadow Theatre Company, so it’s fitting that Vintage Theatre is continuing the tradition by presenting her work in the space both companies have […]
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